Vessels of influence : China and the birth of porcelain in medieval and early modern Japan /
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| Author / Creator: | Rousmaniere, Nicole Coolidge, 1961- |
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| Imprint: | London : Bristol Classical Press, 2012. |
| Description: | 192 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Duckworth debates in archaeology Duckworth debates in archaeology. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8907290 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- List of Illustrations
- Timeline
- Maps
- Introduction
- East Asian Porcelain
- Ceramic study in Japan
- Ceramic production and the geography of Japan
- Terminology
- Plan of the book
- 1. Porcelain Debates in Japan and in the West
- The start of the debate in the west
- Ceramic scholarship in Japan
- The study of porcelain in Japan
- The study of Japanese porcelain outside Japan
- 2. Chinese Ceramics in Japan during the Medieval Period, and their Significance in Tea Gatherings
- Things Chinese in medieval Japan
- The drinking of whipped tea in Japan
- A history of tea and Chinese ceramics
- Official curators of Chinese goods in medieval Japan
- Bakôhan
- Chidori
- Taste and tea in the sixteenth century
- The domestication of Chinese Jian ware
- Chinese ceramics as seen in painted hand scrolls
- Japanese medieval stoneware production
- Imported Chinese porcelain up to the sixteenth century
- Chinese porcelain distribution in early modern Japan
- 3. The Genesis of Japanese Porcelain
- The impact of Asian trade on early modern Japan
- The East Asian porcelain trade
- Death inventories
- Tradewares from Japanese archaeological sites
- The Ichijôdani site
- Hachiôji Castle, porcelain possession, distribution and creation
- Korean influence and the genesis of Karatsu ware
- Patronage of the Karatsu kilns
- Early porcelain in Japan
- Saga domain and Hizen porcelain
- Reign marks and their meaning
- Conclusion
- Chinese ceramics in Japan, a summary of the market
- The development of early Japanese porcelain and its implications
- The meaning of porcelain
- Postscript: The Impact on Porcelain of Imperial Taste in Meiji Japan
- Key Japanese Terms and Characters
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
